BOISE — Authorities have located an Idaho Department of Fish and Game trailer that was stolen last month.
According to the agency, the trailer was recovered in Utah and the suspect has been identified. However, the suspect’s identity has not been released to the public.
The trailer and its contents, which were worth more than $100,000, were stolen from the Fish and Game headquarters in Boise on April 8. The trailer was being returned to Boise on Tuesday.
Fish and Game officials said the suspect dumped GPS wildlife tracking collars during the getaway, which left a trail leading to a remote Utah canyon.
“He was like Johnny Appleseed, dropping stuff as he went along his route,” Fish and Game spokesman Evin Oneale told the Associated Press.
Besides several dozen collars ranging in value from $500 to $2,000, the trailer also contained 100-foot-long nets used to capture deer and elk. It also contained tranquilizer dart guns and ear tag supplies, according to the Associated Press.
Most of the items appeared to still be in the trailer, but officials will have to do an inventory to see if anything is missing.
In a separate case, Fish and Game officials have also announced that they have identified two suspects in a poaching case who are believed to have illegally killed at least one chukar at the Boise Wildlife Management Area in March.
Last week, the agency released photos of the suspects.
In the photos, one suspect is carrying a shotgun and a cleaned chukar hanging from his belt, 46 days after chukar season closed. The photos were taken during the timeframe when the Boise River Wildlife Management Area was closed to all public entry to protect wintering big game animals.
However, the agency has not released the suspected poachers’ identities.
